Episode 2 of the Exploring the Contours of the Discipline Webinar Series was hosted by Stetson's Institute for the Advancement of Legal Communication on Friday, September 22, 2023. In Episode 2,
Dr. Aja Martinez spoke about
Counterstory: The Writing and Rhetoric of Critical Race Theory. Through story, participants were led through archival research conducted within CRT founder Derrick Bell’s papers and oral histories conducted among CRT founders, such as Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic. Together we reviewed literatures, correspondence, and media documentation to explore the CRT origins story demonstrating how immensely human CRT is, with a beating central heart dependent on story and a storytelling tradition. The talk illustrated that CRT is not merely a brand, but an idea imbued with theory, methodology, and pedagogy.